Energy Secretary denies penalty points fiddle

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Energy Secretary Chris Huhne MP before addressing the Liberal Democrat party conferenceJames Glossop for The Times

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Carina Trimingham, press secretary for Nick Clegg, for whom he left his wifeJames Glossop for The Times

Rhoda Buchanan

Last updated at 10:24AM, May 8 2011

Chris Huhne, the Energy Secretary, today denied claims that he persuaded
someone else illegally to take penalty points for speeding so he could avoid
a driving ban.

Mr Huhne’s ex-wife, Vicky Pryce, 57, made the allegation in an interview with
the Sunday Times. Ms Pryce is due to finalise her divorce from the senior
Liberal Democrat in the coming weeks, 18 months after he left her for Carina
Trimingham, his bisexual press secretary.

Lying to police is a crime potentially punishable by imprisonment.

A spokesman for the Liberal Democrat MP issued a categoric denial. “The
allegations made against Chris Huhne